Accepting the apology signals the acknowledgment of a need to move forward, but not necessarily together.

You don't have to see eye-to-eye to walk hand-in-hand. You just have to want to go in the same direction.

Progress occurs one apology at a time.

Apology sends the clearest signal that we have the strength of character to reconcile ourselves with the truth.

An effective apology contains within it the answer to the question, "How am I to be held accountable?"

An effective apology focuses more on compassion for the victim than redemption for the offender.

Apologies have more power than most of us realize to restore strained relationships, free us from vengeful impulses, and create possibilities for growth.

Apology is both transactional, in that it restores what has been broken to what it was before, and transformational, in that it creates opportunities that didn't exist before.

When I accept an apology it means that the part in me that honors our relationship honors the part in you that honors our relationship.

You can't talk your way out of a situation you acted you way into.

Apology is the most courageous gesture we can make to ourselves.

We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day.

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Foggy nights bring some comfort.He can get lost in the mistand there is no one to stare or question.

Feeling grateful to breathe a new day. Gratitude is a way to submit to the flow of life.

Never do an enemy a small injury.

But I broke your heart, ” she whispers. I shrug and kiss her again. “You break it, you buy it.

Sometimes when someone tells a ridiculous lie, it is best to ignore it entirely.

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to walk, how to talk, how to sit.

Never underestimate the power of a shoe.

Children must be protected not because they are innocent but because they are powerless.